Expert Panellist: Doris Doudet

Doris J. Doudet

Dr. Doudet obtained her PhDs in Neurophysiology and in Clinical Neurology and Human Behavior at the University of Bordeaux, France, working on rodents and non-primate models of Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases. From 1986 to 1993, she pursued her training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (MA, USA) and in the Laboratory of Cerebral Metabolism at the National Institute of Mental Health (MA, USA). In 1993 she joined the UBC/TRIUMF PET program (Vancouver, Canada). She is currently Professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology). Her research centers on the role of monoaminergic systems in health, disease and therapy with a focus in neurodegenerative diseases and mood disorders, and the effect of non-invasive brain stimulation therapies.